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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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 Posted - 11 Nov 2008 : 22:53:37
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I'll jump out there, then. I like asking questions. 
This prominent female spellcaster collects small carvings of snails, toads, and frogs. She is known to have in her collection snails and frogs that were carved from gemstones in Myth Drannor, orbiting within a small spell cloud. Name her.
Interesting.
I actually had to think about this one for a minute. Just a minute though. 
-- The Sage, who promised not to tackle Wooly's next question too quickly. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 11 Nov 2008 : 23:55:06
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quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I'll jump out there, then. I like asking questions.
This prominent female spellcaster collects small carvings of snails, toads, and frogs. She is known to have in her collection snails and frogs that were carved from gemstones in Myth Drannor, orbiting within a small spell cloud. Name her.
Interesting.
I actually had to think about this one for a minute. Just a minute though.
-- The Sage, who promised not to tackle Wooly's next question too quickly.
*shakes head* You must have a photographic memory or something... I only found this bit because I specifically decided to get a question from that source.
But I wasn't really trying for obscurity, here. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 12 Nov 2008 : 00:11:43
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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
*shakes head* You must have a photographic memory or something... I only found this bit because I specifically decided to get a question from that source.
Heh.
It's not really a photographic memory as such. I just read a lot of different pieces of Realmslore each day, so it isn't really that surprising that I should often briefly touch upon something that comes up as a question here. Or a piece of Realmslore that's directly related to that question in some way.
Take today for example, I'm reading up on the Inner Sea, Nimbral, Force Gray, Maxam, and the Ride.
One day you'll have me at a loss. For sure. |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 12 Nov 2008 : 11:46:34
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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I'll jump out there, then. I like asking questions.
This prominent female spellcaster collects small carvings of snails, toads, and frogs. She is known to have in her collection snails and frogs that were carved from gemstones in Myth Drannor, orbiting within a small spell cloud. Name her.
The answer is Laeral Silverhand (Seven Sisters, p.29).
My question is: Name the wife of King Alemander III of Tethyr?
-- George Krashos
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Na-Gang
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 12 Nov 2008 : 12:31:36
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Originally posted by George Krashos
My question is: Name the wife of King Alemander III of Tethyr?
I really wish I was at home right now, because I'm pretty sure I know exactly where to find the answer since I was looking up just such information for forthcoming campaign developments. |
Edited by - Na-Gang on 12 Nov 2008 12:35:42 |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Fillow
Master of Realmslore
France
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Posted - 12 Nov 2008 : 19:28:11
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Originally posted by Na-Gang
I really wish I was at home right now, because I'm pretty sure I know exactly where to find the answer since I was looking up just such information for forthcoming campaign developments.
Be reassured Na-Gang. You could not answer this question !
Why ? Because you answered your last one on the 08 of november and Wooly's rules say, on the page 1 of this thread :
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2. It is requested that any scribe answering a question refrain from doing so again for five days. There are plenty of people who know a lot, but others need to have a chance.
So, you have to wait till : 13 Nov 2008, 14:48:57 to be allowed to take part !!    ... |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
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Posted - 12 Nov 2008 : 20:40:36
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Edit: Nevermind - forgot the rules and I have a day yet...
P.S. - it was only a guess, anyway; that Krash is a tricky one. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 12 Nov 2008 : 23:06:03
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quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I'll jump out there, then. I like asking questions.
This prominent female spellcaster collects small carvings of snails, toads, and frogs. She is known to have in her collection snails and frogs that were carved from gemstones in Myth Drannor, orbiting within a small spell cloud. Name her.
The answer is Laeral Silverhand (Seven Sisters, p.29).
My question is: Name the wife of King Alemander III of Tethyr?
-- George Krashos
You're slipping, Krash. I was able to find that answer pretty quickly. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 12 Nov 2008 : 23:09:03
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
Krash seems to like answering my questions.
But he does like asking interesting questions, that's for sure.
Good stuff on the latest Krash. I had fun remembering who it was. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 12 Nov 2008 : 23:11:13
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I'll jump out there, then. I like asking questions.
This prominent female spellcaster collects small carvings of snails, toads, and frogs. She is known to have in her collection snails and frogs that were carved from gemstones in Myth Drannor, orbiting within a small spell cloud. Name her.
The answer is Laeral Silverhand (Seven Sisters, p.29).
My question is: Name the wife of King Alemander III of Tethyr?
-- George Krashos
You're slipping, Krash. I was able to find that answer pretty quickly.
Well, to be fair, I don't think Krash was trying to be overly obscure with that one. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 12 Nov 2008 : 23:41:08
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Originally posted by The Sage
Well, to be fair, I don't think Krash was trying to be overly obscure with that one.
True... But he's asked some real stumpers in the past, so I was surprised to be able to find an answer fairly quickly. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 : 00:50:58
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Just a point of discussion -
Are you guys using search engines? 
I only did that for one question a long while back, and it felt like cheating to me (I found it super-fast). Now I only try to answer stuff I think I might know where to find it, and I don't use the search functions on any of my pdfs (and I have nearly everything on pdf).
Not that it matters for the game here, but I find it's LOADS more fun to actually read through the books looking for stuff then just going straight to the page. Its amazing how many juicy tidbits I found just looking for answer to this one, and even though I'm not 100% on my answer, I still found at least one locale I can add to a map (just ruins, now).
And I've been through this particular tome at least three times before, and it still yields up surprises.  |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 : 01:09:19
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Bah! True scribes have no need for search engines. As one of programming professors used to say "Knowing a lot about something, means knowing it."
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Seriously, I've yet to incorporate any reliable sub-routines for search engines in SageBrowser, so it's not really an option for me anyway.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 : 01:12:55
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Thinking further on this though, I'm not quite sure it's really an issue of cheating anyway. I suppose you could look at it that way, but I'd imagine some scribes already use the search feature for their Realms PDFs when looking up answers for some of the more obscure questions that've popped up. Especially if the source to search through isn't easily discerned from the type of question asked. And I don't think that's classified as "cheating" as such.
Granted, the scope of the web is entirely more diverse. But it's still a form of generalised searching nonetheless.
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monknwildcat
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 : 01:37:17
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Interesting question, MT!
When I'm away from home, I rely on PDFs and use the search option, but many of my PDFs (from Paizo) are unsearchable and my PC antiquated...so it takes a while. I usually find the answer by reading PDFs before the search completes.
The time I used (to quote the Hamster) google-fu, it didn't help (the Scarlet Sorcerer question). And I mentioned it in my post.  |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 : 02:10:16
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| Well, with questions like this one, it helps when there's only a couple of places to look. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 : 03:09:21
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Yup.
I didn't mean to offend by sayng it was 'cheating', I was only saying I personally felt that way when I did it. I use pdf searching all the time for my own research, but I just feel it breaks the spirit of the fun we are having here by doing it the 'fast & dirty' way. Anyone who does it that way I have no problem with - I just find it is much more fun, for me, to actually thumb though all that old-time goodness (which was my point - NOT the 'cheating' part).
I like making it HARDER for myself, because I feel like Indiana Jones discovering all of FR's 'arks', not just the ones we discuss here. |
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monknwildcat
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 : 03:16:27
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No offense taken! Technology creates all kinds of interesting issues in life.  |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 : 03:35:36
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
You're slipping, Krash. I was able to find that answer pretty quickly.
I wasn't trying to be nasty. If I'd asked the question the other way round - "Queen X was married to which monarch?" without tieing the question to Tethyr I'm sure it would have furrowed some brows.
I just thought it was a nice bit of realmslore - like they used to do in the "old days".
So will someone answer it already so we can move on?
-- George Krashos
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Edited by - George Krashos on 13 Nov 2008 03:38:37 |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 : 07:05:24
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Its now been five days, so I'm going to go with my guess -
Is it Queen Alcina?
I say guess, because I'm counting on her hubby having two titles/names here, and if not, I'm a dork. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 : 07:29:34
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Yep - I found a connection that infers Silvam might be King Alemander III (they are both noted for having put the same 'girl' to work).
But that could just be a coincidence and I could be way off here - I did say it was a guess. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 : 15:06:12
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| Where I found the answer, King Alemander III is explicitly named, as is his wife. |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 : 21:11:47
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Wooly is right - Queen Alcina is ... incorrect.
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 : 21:23:21
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Well, I went back through the source I was looking at, and the only mention of Alemander III I could find was at the bottom-left hand corner of pg. 25 of the Tethyr booklet.
However, I made the mistake of thinking the Chroniclia Tehria was the name of the 52 bound diaries discovered, so I thought that Alemander III had dealings with Zahyra Ithal.
My Bad.
After much looking and consternation I realized there is a gap in the history section where Alemander III should be, and that the Tethyr booklet is the only one of the three pertinent ones that doesn't include a timeline, which leaves me to believe that this particular piece of lore is located in something other then a sourcebook... something I am aware of but haven't gotten around to reading yet.
The floor is still open, and my apologies. |
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Garen Thal
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 : 22:02:22
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Originally posted by George Krashos
My question is: Name the wife of King Alemander III of Tethyr?
As revealed on p. 45 of Lands of Intrigue-Book One: Tethyr, Alemander's wife was Queen Lhayronna.
Wooly Rupert, if you please, feel free to ask a question. Anything I can ask right now has only one answer, and I don't like hearing "NDA" any more than I like giving it as an answer.  |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 : 23:00:46
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quote:
Originally posted by Garen Thal
quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos
My question is: Name the wife of King Alemander III of Tethyr?
As revealed on p. 45 of Lands of Intrigue-Book One: Tethyr, Alemander's wife was Queen Lhayronna.
Wooly Rupert, if you please, feel free to ask a question. Anything I can ask right now has only one answer, and I don't like hearing "NDA" any more than I like giving it as an answer.
Okay... In your honor, I shall ask a question pertaining to the Forest Kingdom (which really narrows down the potential locations for the answer).
This Cormyrian noblewoman has been dead for more than 200 years. However, when a wardrobe of her gowns was found, they became an "instant fashion rage" at court. Name her. |
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Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 13 Nov 2008 23:05:38 |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 13 Nov 2008 : 23:06:42
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Originally posted by The Sage
Hey, I free to answer this one... this time!
*Smirks at Wooly*
Well, like I just went back and noted, there's not too many places to look for this answer. It should be easy. I've prepared three hints, but I doubt they'll be needed. |
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